Gateway, and method, computer program and storage means corresponding thereto
US10652626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/64761
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gateway connects a first communication network comprising at least one terminal intended to consume multimedia contents and a second communication network via which the gateway is intended to receive the multimedia contents in a stream form. The gateway detects (400) a use of a unicast connection intended for transmitting a multimedia content from an original server to a terminal of said network via the gateway; seeks (403) a connection redirection rule according to information exchanged by the original server and the terminal; establishes (406) a multicast connection in order to receive the multimedia content; receives (407) the multimedia content in the form of a stream according to the multicast connection; and transmits (409) to the terminal the multimedia content in the form of a stream according to the unicast connection.
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